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Global History
Chapter 17
The Renaissance
Michelangelo
Following the new
emphasis on realism,
artists strove to
portray individuals each
with their own unique
distinctions. One such
artist was Michelangelo
Buonarroti, a sculptor,
architect and painter.
He used a realistic style
to depict the human
body.
Michelangelo
La Pieta (1499) is a masterpiece
of Renaissance sculpture by
Michelangelo in St. Peter's
Basilica in Vatican City. The
statue was made for a cardinal's
funeral monument, but was
moved to its current location,
the first chapel on the right as
one enters the basilica, in the
18th century. This famous work
of art depicts the body of Jesus
on the lap of his mother Mary
after the Crucifixion.
Michelangelo's interpretation of
the Pietà is unique to the
precedents. It is an important
work as it balances the
Renaissance ideals of classical
beauty with naturalism. The
statue is one of the most highly
finished works by Michelangelo.
Michelangelo
The Sistine Chapel
ceiling, painted by
Michelangelo between
1508 and 1512, is one of
the most renowned
artworks of the
Renaissance. The ceiling
is that of the large
Sistine Chapel built
within the Vatican by
Pope Sixtus IV, begun in
1477 and finished by
1480. The chapel is the
Papal Chapel within the
Vatican, and is the
location for Papal
Conclaves and many
important services.
Raphael
Raphael Sanzio was younger
than Michelangelo or
Leonardo and he learned by
studying their works. He
became famous for his use of
perspective.
His most famous work, School of
Athens, was painted between
1509 and 1511 for the walls
of Pope Julius II’s library.
It conveys the classical
influence on the Renaissance.
In it, Raphael painted famous
Renaissance figures such as
Leonardo, Michelangelo and
himself with classical figures
such as Socrates, Plato and
Aristotle.